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Add information about HTML form submit (#32150)

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-when to use HTTP GET
-default for blank attribute 

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@ -88,17 +88,19 @@ A form will take input from the site visitor and then will post it to a back-end
The HTML `<form>` tag is used to create an HTML form and it has the following syntax −
``` html
<form action = "Script URL" method = "POST">
form elements like input, textarea etc.
</form>
<form action = "Script URL" method = "GET">
form elements like input, textarea etc.
</form>
<form action="Script URL" method="POST">
form elements like input, textarea etc.
</form>
<form action="Script URL" method="GET">
form elements like input, textarea etc.
</form>
```
If the form method is not defined then it will default to "GET".
If you want to submit sensitive or large amounts of data you should prefer HTTP "POST" over "GET", since form data is visible in the URL when using "GET".
The form tag can also have an attribute named "target" which specifies where the link will open. It can open in the browser tab, a frame, or in the current window.
The form tag can also have an attribute named "target" which specifies where the link will open. It can open in the browser tab, a frame, or in the current window. If the target is not defined, the target URL will open in the current tab by default.
The action attribute defines the action to be performed when the form is submitted.
Normally, the form data is sent to a web page at the Script URL when the user clicks on the submit button. If the action attribute is omitted, the action is set to the current page.